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'My new best friend' ch4 now 9pm for parents of y6 going into y7

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lilyloo · 21/05/2008 21:02

ch4 now

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RusselBrussel · 21/05/2008 21:04

It is BBC4 isnt it?

Glad the thread is here, have just started watching.

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lilyloo · 21/05/2008 21:06

glad you cleared that up couldn't find it thanks

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castille · 21/05/2008 21:07

Oh I wanted to watch that but the H is glued to the footie.

Can we have a summary at the end?

RusselBrussel · 21/05/2008 21:19

Argh, have missed most of it as dh wanted to show me the new spreadheet he had created. Okay, so it was for me to put my work timesheet on, and it is supposed to calculate my wages too, so what he did was a nice thing, but I was trying to watch hte programme......
Harrumph.

nappyaddict · 22/05/2008 00:34

they had some strange names. shakira nanae what did she say that was short for?

RusselBrussel · 22/05/2008 07:55

i don't know nappies, I missed that bit due to dh's geeky antics with a spreadsheet.

I did enjoy the programme, but to be honest I would have much preferred to see how kids going form Y6 in state primaries got on in the local comp.

nappyaddict · 22/05/2008 07:59

And me!! I thought most of the girls seemed far older than 11 in the way they expressed themselves.I don't know if that was down to the fact they went to a prep school? I was shocked at how unsmart they looked. I thought they would have got into trouble for having their sleeves rolled up, shirt untucked etc - so in that way it was nice to see they are "normal" but I agree it wasn't very helpful to the majority of people.

RusselBrussel · 22/05/2008 09:35

Yes, especially Annabel and Daisy, they seemed much older than their 11 years.
I did have a soft spot for Daisy, she is similar in looks and personality to my now 15 year old niece.

I think if it had shown 'normal' state school children leaving to go to the local comps/secondaries it would have made a much more interesting programme. Well for me anyway as I could have related to it more.

bagsforlife · 22/05/2008 09:46

I think it is the first of a series and are doing other schools in the following weeks so keep watching.

RusselBrussel · 22/05/2008 12:53

Oh, fab news bagsforlife

It was interesting, despite it being miles removed from my and my dc's life. So will definately look out for other episodes.

My particular worry is the one where Y6 pupils go to a 10 class entry comp (such as our local one) and the problems which arise from the fact that their old primary school friends are in the same school but all in different classes. Do those friendships survive or do the children all make new friends. I have been told it is the latter, and whilst that is a good thing, I do worry about my dc being on the sidelines whilst their old best friends make new friends all around them.
(But that is my worry, not theirs..)

bagsforlife · 22/05/2008 15:40

I have just watched it on bbc iplayer or whatever it is called. I just felt so sorry for all those girls and am extremely glad I have never felt compelled to send my daughter to boarding school. It seemed to just exacerbate the general feeling of having to be popular all the time without the luxury of being able to go home at the end of the day, although the poor girl who was a day girl was ostracised in a different kind of way. I suspect it will only get worse as they get older, at least they were all still fairly child-like in their aspirations, albeit pretty sophisticated in their speech. Once they start getting even more into fashion etc, I dread to think of the 'cliques' etc that will form. I thought it was very telling when the last girl had to describe how she felt and she said 'short'! On a lighter note, her big sister was tall so she won't be short forever. But it re-iterated the fact that not only will she be expected to be 'popular' but probably to be tall and beautiful as well....

southeastastra · 22/05/2008 16:48

just watched this too and totally agree with you bagsforlife. it seems like they worry so much about fitting in and being popular. i would have lasted about 5 minutes if i had gone there.

if they fall out with each other, there is no where to turn, it must toughen them up so fast.

RusselBrussel · 23/05/2008 07:43

Yes, you are right. I felt sorry for the day girl as she was 'on the outside' somehow. But I think in the months and years to come she will be glad to be able to come home after school, slob out on the sofa without having to 'keep up appearances' to the other girls.

branflake81 · 23/05/2008 11:36

I watched it on iplayer and thought it was great.

I don't think they experienced any more friendship problems than kids in a normal school.

I thought Cheltenham looked like a really nice school. I had no idea what boarding schools were like and I think it looked like loads of fun.

nappyaddict · 24/05/2008 08:08

i think girls make boarding school more fun than boys. they treat it as one big sleepover making dances, sharing secrets, doing eachothers make up etc. obviously boys have fun too - they play pool, watch tv, play practical jokes and have loads of banter but i don't think there's that closeness that girls have or excitement of it being like a sleepover.

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